What we play for

We play for as many pound coins as we can get! The ultimate prize, as well as the trophies, is the "hand over" of the £1 coin. A ceremony worth its weight! (and wait!) in gold.

The format for each Wednesday has been designed to test our golfing skills to the limit playing ALL of the following simultaneously!

Medal

Each player adds up his score for the round and, once handicaps have been deducted, the lowest score wins.

This is the main event playing for the honour of being Top GOB! for the week. The winner takes home the Trophy for best net score donated by Alban Bid.

Some (lower h/cap golfers) may argue that the best score is the Gross score..........mmmmmm!

Stableford

The prize for winning the Stableford (as well as the £1) is "The Little Boy".

Donated by Josh Minth, the Little Boy could once get relieve but due to an unfortunate accident has to stand with his hands in pockets holding it in!!

The Rules of Stableford was invented in 1931 by Dr. Frank Stableford of the Wallasey & Royal Liverpool Golf Clubs and the first competition under Stableford Rules was played on 16 May 1932 at Wallasey. Points are awarded for your score on each hole on either a nett or handicap basis. 1 point for a bogey, 2 for a par, 3 for a birdie, 4 for an eagle and 5 if you bag an albatross (fat chance). Winner is awarded cheeky smiling boy trophy. Match Play - A hole is won by the player, who holes its ball in the fewer strokes. Score is kept by the number of holes up (won) and the number of holes to play. (Example:2 up, with six holes to play) When a player is up (winning) by more holes than there are holes remaining, then the match over. The match is tied or "halved" through 18 holes of play. If a match is currently tied while in competition, then it is considered "all-square". A match is considered "dormie" when one side is up by the exact number of holes that remain.

Skins

Back in the club house we calculate who has one any skins. A skins game pits players in a type of match play in which each hole has a set value of 10 pence. The player who wins the hole wins the "skin,". Skins games are often more dramatic than standard match play because holes are not halved. When players tie on a given hole, the value of that hole is carried over and added to the value of the following hole. The more ties, the greater the value of the skin and the bigger the eventual payoff, if someone sinks that pressure putt!

There has been talk of us carrying skins not won on the last hole, to the next game!

Birdies, Eagles(and Albatross..?)

Played for 25 pence per birdie, 50 pence per Eagle and well, how much should we pay an Albatross..?

Match Play

Even in such a small group the competition is fierce. As if the above simultaneous challenges are not enough! Individual match play has evolved over the years to try and win that elusive pound to help limit the damage at payout time!

Nobby v Reg started it all off, then Josh and Paul joined in. Paul had to succumb to Vera's pressure but enjoys the challenge and pride to take a pound off our single figure h/cap golfer! Vera has now challenged Alban in a "bid" to make up any shortfall in winnings!

These match pays are done virtually and checked card by card back in the club house.